Paper holder



- Nov'.` 2 1926.

G. C. HLJME PAPER HOLDER Filed May 26 1,926

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE C. HUME, OF CHILTON, WISCONSIN.

APER HOLDER.

`Application filed May 2G, 1926. Serial No. 111,765.

This invention relates to portable holders A helical spring 29 encirclesthe rod 27 beo1' clips used on desks for holding checks and tween theoffset portion and the top arm, other similar papers; and it consists inthe and presses the clip plate downwardly. novel construction andcombination of the The checks or other papers to be held are partshereinafter fully described and slipped under the block 15 when the clipclaimed. plate is raised a little t0 receive them, and

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view are then securely held as theangle-shaped of a paper 'fastener constructed according to form of theblock 15 operates like a pawl, this invention. F ig. 2 is a plan view ofthe and prevents them from being moved 1o saine. Fig. 8 is a front View,and Fig, 11 is easily in the reverse direction. The block a verticalcross-section taken on the line 15 is raised by hand to release thepapers,

4-1 in Fig. 1. and the clip plate can also be raised if neces- A 'baseplate 6 is provided, and has a sary.

sheet of soft material 7 on its underside to TWhen a quantity of papershave been in- 'f 15 keep it from scratching the desk or table. serted inthe holder, the lower part or face An upright 8 projects from the backedge of of the block 15 is raised to a horizontal pothe base plate, andhas a vertical slot 9 in sition, and both pads 18 bear on the papers it.A horizontal arm 10 projects forwardly and assist in holding' them. Theblock 15 is from the top of the upright, over the base spaced at asuflicient distance from the cli 2o plate., and has a longitudinal slot12 in it. plate to prevent its lower part from strik- Two arms 14project forwardly from the ing the clip plate, when raised to hold aside edges of the upright al little below the large number of papers.The upper end of level of the top arm 10. the curved spring 22 slid-esagainst the un- An angle-shaped block 15 is pivoted at its derside ofthe top arm when the curved rod tween the free end portions of the sidearms arm. 14. The lower portion of the block 15 has I/Vhat I claim is:

25 upper end portion to a pin 16 extending be- 1s raised and slidesalong the slot in the top undercut recesses 17 formed in its face,and 1. A paper holder, comprising a base 18 are cylindrical pads ofindia rubber or provided with an upright and having also 150 similarsoft material secured in the recesses, side arms and a slotted top armwhich proand projecting below the level of the face of jects from theupright over the base, an anthe block. A curved rod 20 is secured to thegie-shaped block pivoted` to the side arms block 15 at one end, andprojects upwardly and provided with a lifting rod which prothrough theslot 12 in the top arm. A jects through the slot in the top arm, a 35curved helical spring 22 is arranged loosely spring which presses thesaid block downaround the curved rod 2O between the block wardly, and aslidable spring-pressed clip 15 and the top arm 10, and normally pressesplate arranged adjacent to the said upright the lowest pad against thebase plate. The over the base plate. rod 2O has a knob 21 at its top. 2.A paper holder as set forth in claim 1, A clip plate 24 is arrangedabove the base the lower part of the angle-shaped block beplate adjacentto the upright, and has an ing provided with undercut recesses, andupwardly offset portion 25 at its middle pads engaging with the recessesand projectpart. A guide 26 has a T-shaped head ing from the block.works in the slot 9 of the upright, and is 3. A paper holder as setforth in claim 1, r riveted to the underside of the offset portion thesaid upright having a vertical slot, and 25, so that the clip plate isslidably connectthe said clip plate having a guide which is ed to theupright. A rod 27 is secured to the slidable in the said slot. offsetportion 25, and projects through a hole In testimony whereof I haveafIiXed my in the top arm 10, and has a knob 28 at its signature. topwhich bears on the top arm and holds the clip plate a little above thebase plate. GEORGE C. HUME.

